Some have equated him to Khaleke Hudson, which I do not believe is even a remotely similar comparison. He looks like a good high school athlete with moves, a desire to compete, and some speed. I think this is the safety/RB version of Vic Viramontes.

He's being recruited as a guard/future center, not a tackle. With that in mind, Barnhart is pretty good for his position and will probably develop into a solid player by the time his name is called up to contribute.

We need players that can make a quick impact....not need time to develop and "probably" be a solid player. This is year 4, we need to win now and we need to recruit at the level of our competiton to win. We aren't doing that currently.

QB - Still needs to be proven, but based on recruiting rankings there is a pretty good pipeline set up with Patterson, Peters, McCaffery, Milton.

RB - There is no shortage of numbers, just need the older guys to graduate to see what the young guys can do.

WR - There is at least one more year of Black, DPJ, Collins & Martin.

TE - Again, pretty stocked to the point both freshman this year will RS.

OT - There are plenty of candidates, they are all young, but after this year, we will have a much better idea if any of them can play at the highest levels.

OG & C - There is a potential 2-3 year starter at Center (Ruiz) with a guy who played as a Freshman ready to back him up. Both gaurd spots are locked up (most likely for two more years) with a highly rated recruit (Filliaga) looking to find time.

DE - Most likely losing two very good players after this year but their backups will be getting valuable snaps this year and there is depth behind them already.

DT - A lot of young talent, but one (Solomon) has already proven himself.

LB & Viper - Michigan will be starting juniors in 2018 and have a whole class of RS Freshman getting good hype behind them.

CB - Would have to lose two early entries to have to start worrying about depth. A 4* freshman isn't even in the mix for PT this year.

S - After losing Kinnell this year and Mettelus next year, Michigan still has JKP, Woods, Hawkins and the incoming Freshman to fill two spots.

For the first time in a decade. the one thing I am finally not overly concerned with is depth to prevent true Freshman from needing to log significant playing time.

Yes, you have to keep the pipline flowing, but immediate impact freshman is probably not the mot significant need at this point. They are a luxury. Keep finding the guys who can come in and keep the pipeline going.

freshman show up on special teams. There's a reason Ohio State's punt team was so god damn good. When you can throw Jeffrey Okudah, Shaun Wade out as gunners, and have all your other five star backups trashing people on the kickoff team, it makes a difference.

If I recall, there was a time when Drevno had a very young USC line performing at an above average level. That's where we need impact FR. And considering we play young OL, it would be nice to have a 5* rated one or two to throw there even if they are FR.

If someone told me this would be the level of Jim Harbaugh's recruiting in years 3 and 4 when he was hired I would have laughed in their face. Compare that with what Urban is doing in Columbus and it's very depressing.

Just a quick reminder.....we all just watched TWO former walk-on Quarterbacks get drafted in the top 10, in the NFL draft. The #1 OVERALL pick (also the Heisman trophy winner) was one of those two players. While we all want a team full of 5 stars.....It's not the end of the world to find an a hidden gem.